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Descendants of Andrew Pendleton Manchester and Jesse
Avery Cook

Generation No. 1

1. ANDREW PENDLETON4 MANCHESTER
(IRAM3, IRAM2, DAVID1) was born 16 Mar 1869
in Warren, BRADFORD, PA, and died 31 Oct 1940 in South Warren, Warren Twp.,
BRADFORD, PA. He married JESSE AVERY COOK 22 Feb 1893 in Potterville,
PA, daughter of AVERY COOK and THERSA DARLING. She was born 13 May 1872
in Potterville, Orwell Twp., BRADFORD, PA, and died 11 Jan 1938.

Andrew and Jessie had six children: Blanche, Bernice, Gladys,
Avery (Jack), Dean (Dick), and Delphine. Uncle Andrew was the son of Iram
Manchester, born in Renssalaer County, New York. He married Harriet Pendleton.
They lived most of their lives farming in Warren and Orwell, and had ten
children, forty-eight grandchildren, and four great grandchildren when
he died. During the Civil War, he served in the New York Volunteers. His
children wer: Andrew, Ernest, George, Edwin, Francis, Charlotte, Bertha,
Alverdo, Mary, and Harriet.

After their marriage, Uncle Andrew and Aunt Jessie migrated
to Negraska, where his two brothers Alverdo and George had moved. They
homesteaded in North Loup, living in a primitive sod house. Blanche and
Bernice were born there. Dogged with illness and homsick for the beautiful
green hills of Bradford county and the folks back home, they returned and
farmed first in Potterville, where Gladys, Avery, and dean were born, and
then in Union, New York, where Delphine was born, and finally back to Bradford
County about 1905, where they acquired a very good farm in Warrenham, about
four miles from Warren Center. They lived here most of their lives. The
farm was later taken over by the U. S. Government for a game preserve.

Obituary:

Andrew P. Manchester, 71, died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Wilbur Barnes of Warren Center Thursday afternoon, Oct. 31, 1940.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 o'clock at Potterville Church.
Burial will be in Darling Cemetery. Rev. Hugh Jones and Rev. Theron Zimmerman
will officate. He is survived by four daughters and two sons, Mrs. Barnes
of Warren Center, Mrs. Leo Edsall of Potterville, Mrs. Albert Dewing of
Warren Center, Mrs. Lewis Arnold of Warren Center, Avery Manchester of
Endicott and Dean "Dick" Manchester of Potterville. The body is at the
Pinnock Funeral Home in LeRaysville where friends may call.

1940

The funeral of Andrew Manchester was held here in the church
on Nov. 3. A large group of friends, filled the church to overflowing with
the Rev. Hugh Jones, a former pastor, and the Rev. Theron Zimmerman, officiating.
Mr. Manchester was held in high esteem in his church, home and social life.
He had spent some years in the west and at Union and at Warren Center and
Potterville of late years.

Aunt Jessie was a sparkling, warm person, always helping others
with a welcomed cherfulness. Uncle Andrew suffered from asthma; every night
he hunched over "Asthmoloc" smoke to ease his congestion. I can still smell
its acrid odor. they had a cream separator in the barn with a whine which
still rings in my ears. It separated cream and skim milk from the whole
milk. By it use, cream could be driven to the creamery only every three
days instead of daily as for whole milk -- a timesaver for the family.
Also, the resulting skim milk could be fed at once to the calves and pigs.
In later years, the whining start-up of certain airplane engines has reminded
me of that separator. Life was exciting on their farm also. On night I
was awakened by a tapping noise on the window followed by a hushed voice:
"Jack, Dick, get your guns -- dogs are in my sheep!" it was neighbor Coburn
young. They wouldn't let me go -- "too young, might get hurt" -- I was
really disappointed.

Their sons, Jack and Dick, were outstanding baseball players,
a real pleasure to watch. Jack was such a good pitcher and had so much
on the ball that he was thought to be the equal or better than the big
league pitchers.

Their daughter Bernice Edsell now holds the record in living
descendants -- seven children, thirty-two grandchildren, and forty-four
great grandchildren. She is a wonderful person, capable, helpful to others,
friendly to all, and a great church worker.

2. BLANCHE MERVIL A.5 MANCHESTER
(ANDREW PENDLETON4, IRAM3, IRAM2, DAVID1)
was born 14 Mar 1895 in North Loup, VALLEY, NE, and died 05 Jun 1947 in
Warren Twp., BRADFORD, PA. She married LILBURN JESSE BARNES 14 Mar
1915, son of ERNEST BARNES and MERTIE ROBINSON. He was born 23 Jun 1891
in South Hill, Bradford County, PA, and died 27 Jan 1958 in Warren Center,
Orwell Twp., BRADFORD, PA.

Notes for BLANCHE MERVIL A. MANCHESTER:

Obituary:

LeRaysville, June 5. - Mrs. Lilburn Barnes of Warren Center
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Carl Wilson, on Thursday at the
age of 52 years. She is survived by her husband; two daughters, Miss Eleanor
Barnes and Mrs. Carl wilson; one son, Leonard; one grandson of Warren Center;
three sisters, Mrs. Leo Edsell of Potterville, Mrs. Albert Dewing and Mrs.
Louis Arnold of Warren Center; two brothers, Avery Manchester of Endicott
and Andrew Manchester of Rome, RD.

The body was removed to the Pinnock Funeral Home at LeRaysville.
Funeral services will be held Sunday 2:30 (DST) in the Warren Center Methodist
Church. Burial will be in the Darling Cemetery of Potterville.

More About BLANCHE MERVIL A. MANCHESTER:

Burial: Darling Cemetery, Bradford County, PA

Notes for LILBURN JESSE BARNES:

Obituary: Binghamton Press, Binghamton, N. Y.: Jan. 28, 1958

Warren Center Man Killen When Truck Falls Off Jack

Warren Center, Jan. 27 - Lilburn J. Barnes, 66, was killed,
probably instantly, this afternoon about 4 o'clock when a truck underneath
which he was working in his barn here crashed down on him, crushing his
face and chest. Barnes had taken a front wheel off his truck and jacket
it up to do some repair work. His wife, who found him pinned to the floor
of the barn, said he had gone to the building to work on the vehicle about
half an hour prior to hier discovering the tragedy.

Dr. Henry Brown of LeRaysville, who was called, said that death
was probably instantaneious. Gerald Vickery, Bradford County coroner, did
not visit the scene and released the body to the Pinock Funeral Home. Carlton
Jones and other neighbors assisted Mrs. Barnes in lifting the truck from
the body of the victim. They took him into his home and Dr. Brown, was
summoned. Mr. Barnes was a retired farmer and a former IBM employee, leaving
the latter place about a year ago after having worked there about 13 years.
He was a member of Warren Center Grange.

Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Carl
Wilson and Mrs. Clayton Canfield, both of Warren Center; a son, Leonard
of Warren Center; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Halbert Brink of Le Raysville; two
setpsons, Paul Watosn of Herrickville and Carl Watson of LeRaysville; five
grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Grace Pratt and Mrs. Blanche Knapp,
both of Binghamton, adn Mrs. Ernestine Haviland of New York City; two nieces,
Mrs. Mavis White of Rocheser and Miss Eileen Knapp of Binghamton.

The body will be taken to the family home Tuesday afternoon.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

3. BERNICE DARLING5 MANCHESTER (ANDREW
PENDLETON4, IRAM3, IRAM2, DAVID1)
was born 30 May 1896 in North Loup, NE, and died 16 Jan 1974 in Towanda,
PA. She married LEO EARL EDSELL 22 Feb 1914. He was born 01 Jul 1891
in Bradford County, PA, and died 1963 in Pottersville,PA.

Notes for BERNICE DARLING MANCHESTER:

Obituary:

Bernice Edsell Of North Orwell Taken by Death: Jan. 17, 1974

Mrs. Bernice D. Edsell, 77, of North Orwell, formerly of Potterville,
died Thursday morning at Memorial Hospital Towanda, following a lengthy
illness. Mrs. Edsell was born May 30, 1896 in North Loop, Neb., daughter
of the late Andrew P. and Jessie Cook Manchester. She was the widow of
Leo E. Edsell who died in 1963. She was a member of the North Orwell Union
Church and of the church auxiliary. Mrs. Edsell was a member of Rome Chapter
No. 26 Order of the Eastern Star. She resided in Potterville for many years
until the year of her husband's death at which time she established a home
in North Orwell. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Claude Alyce Moore
of North Orwell, Mrs. Leola Cafferty of Apalachin, N.Y., and Mrs. Lloyd
(Marjorie) Hicks of LeRaysville; four sons, Boyd of towanda, Bruce of North
Orwell, Moyle of Herrickville and Kent of North Orwell; a brother, Avery
Manchester of Apalachin; a sister, Mrs. Gladys Dewing of Warren Center,
33 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren; seven nieces, newphews and cousins.
Funeral and commital services will be held sunday at 2 P.M. from the Sutfin
Funeral Chapel in Nichols. The Rev. Fred Albrecht, pastor of the North
Orwell Union Church will officiate. Burial will be in the family plot in
Darling Cemetery, Orwell Twp.

4. GLADYS SAPHIRONIA5 MANCHESTER (ANDREW
PENDLETON4, IRAM3, IRAM2, DAVID1)
was born Mar 1898 in PA, and died in Warren Twp., BRADFORD, PA. She married
GEORGE ALBERT DEWING 19 May 1921. He was born 1885 in PA, and died
in Warren, BRADFORD, PA.

Nov. 1 - Leslie D. Manchester, son of Andrew D. Manchester,
rome, Pa., has completed his recruit training at the U. S. Marine basic
school here. Pvt. Manchester, who is a graduate of LeRaysville High School,
achieved an outstanding record during his initial training, being awarded
medals for his proficiency with the service rifle and with the hand grenade.
The Bradford County Leatherneck was one of the few men in his platoon chosen
to go to the U. S. Marine Sea School, where he will receive additional
training for three months before being assigned to duty afloat. More and
more young men with proper qualifications are turning to the great training
schools of the U. S. Marine Corps to find higher education while serving
their country.

7. JESSIE DELPINE5 MANCHESTER (ANDREW
PENDLETON4, IRAM3, IRAM2, DAVID1)
was born 16 May 1905 in Union, BROOME, NY, and died 21 Oct 1971. She married
(1) KERMIT R. CARR 25 Feb 1924. He was born 29 Jul 1904 in LeRaysville,
BRADFORD, PA, and died 1958. She married (2) LOUIS P. ARNOLD 22 Feb 1934.
He was born 13 Apr 1908 in South Warren, BRADFORD, PA.

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